by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturers now sell through multiple channels — a customer portal, email RFQs, marketplace referrals, and direct sales conversations. Each channel tends to develop its own quoting habits, discount rules, and turnaround expectations. The result is often...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops can quote a CNC bracket or a 3D-printed housing in their sleep. The trouble starts when a single part needs both — plus heat treatment, anodizing, and assembly. Each step lives in a different spreadsheet, a different vendor’s inbox, or a different...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every digital manufacturer knows the drill: a new RFQ lands in your inbox with a STEP file, an STL, maybe a Parasolid — sometimes all three for the same part. One file is watertight. Another has flipped normals. A third is missing critical features because the export...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop knows the sinking feeling: the floor starts cutting parts from revision A while the customer approved revision C. Or the estimator spends an hour recreating a quote because the last version wasn’t saved properly. These aren’t rare disasters —...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every digital manufacturer knows the moment: a quote goes out, the customer approves, and the job hits the shop floor — only for production to discover the quoted specs don’t match reality. Wrong material grade. Missing post-processing steps. An unquoted...
